Improvement in graduated measures



A. VM. SMUN.

Graduated Measures.

Patented April28,1874.

UITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ALONZO MONTGOMERY OSMUN, OF SUNBURY, PENNSYLVANIA.

IMPROVEMENT IN GRADUATED MEASURES.,

Specification forming part of Lettrrs Patent No. 150, [854, dat( d April28, 1874; application Iiled April 10, 1874. v

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, ALONZO MONTGOMERY OSMUN,of Sunbury, in the county ot N orthumberland and State of Pennsylvania,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Liquid-Measure, andI do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art toWhich it pertains to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings and to the letters of reference marked thereon,Which forni a part of this specification.

This invention relates to an improvement in liquid-measures; andconsists in constructing a measuring-vessel of tin, Wood, or othermaterial easily tarnished or Worn, with sloping sides, and letting intoopenings therein strips of copper or brass flush with the interiorsurface, and graduated to show the contents of the vessel.

There are upon the market at present numerous graduated measuring-vessels but none of them, so far as I am aware-exactly meet therequirements of dealers in a variety of liquids and semi-liquids, suchas icecream, molasses, and oil, as most of them have grooves orprojections on their interior surfaces, which retain more or less ofthesubstance measured therein, and are very difficult to clean. y

In my invention the graduated copper or brass strips are let into openings of corresponding size and shape, and firmly secured therein bysoldering, the solder serving to protect the edges from Wear andcorrosion. A smooth surface is thus produced, Which is very easilyscoured and kept clean, and retainsthe least possible amount on pouringany substance from the vessel.

rhe body of the vessel being of tin, Wood, or other material easilytarnished, and the graduated strips only of copper or brass, it is notnecessary to break the surface of the material of which the body of thevessel is constructed by cutting the graduations directly thereupon, andthus giving a starting-point for corrosion and Wear, but the graduationsare cut upon the copper Or brass,\vhich, being durable metals, and notsimply coated, but homogeneous, can be thoroughly cleaned by scouring.The strips are also of different colors from the body of the vessel, andmay be brightly polished, so as to be easily observable.

B y this construction I am enabled to furnish a graduated measure equalto one made cntirely of copper, brass, or other valuable metal, and at afar less cost.

In the drawings, Figure l is a sectional view of a measuring-vesselconstructed according to my invention. Fig. 2 is a section taken throughthe dotted line a: x of Fig. l.

A is the body of the vessel. B B are the strips let into openingstherein. G is a strip, which may be of the same material as the body ofthe vessel, and serves to prevent the strips from being forced out incleanin 0. This strip may be dispensed with, but I prefer to use it.

Having now described my invention, I claim- As a new article ofmanufacture, a measuring-vessel made of tin, Wood, or other Inaterial,and having graduated strips ot' copper, brass, or other durable metallet into openings therein, and flush with the interior surface thereof,substantially as described, and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own invention, I atlixhereto my signature in presence ot' two Witnesses.

ALONZO MONTGOMERY OSMUN.

Witnesses:

GEORGE Brenna, S. O. OsMUN.

